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Battery operated Christmas/Fairy lights
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we have 2 sets of battery operated flickering candles. They look lovely but the batteries don't last long. We invested in rechargeable which are much cheaper in the long run0
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Poundland have been selling them for the last couple of years. They have a display to show you what the different styles look like.0
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This thread is 12 year's old!!0
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Ha so it is! Just wanted to say Primark Home have some fantastic fairy lights in different styles for cheap!0
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Wilko have them too0
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welshbabe88 wrote: »This thread is 12 year's old!!
Blame for that as I seem to have accidentally resurrected it:rotfl:
However the information is still very useful0 -
I like lights all year round (around the mirror etc) and a couple of years ago I discovered copper wire fairy lights which are fantastic. The wire bends the micro lights around anything, the actual light parts can go in water. They were cheap as well (£2 or 3.99) However, it gets tedious turning them and candles on and off every night.
I now have the same copper wire lights and lovely candles that are on a timer and come with remote if you don't want to use timer, I love them. The timer doesn't take any setting up. It works by whatever time you put them on for the first time, they will then stay on for 6 hours and turn themselves off until the same time the next night. Or as I say you can just work them by remote.
They are a bit dearer, around 4 or 5 pound depending how many lights you want.
These cost me £12.99 for the actual tree (no more looking for spare sockets)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remote-Battery-Operated-Copper-Dimmable/dp/B01HB9NUYK0 -
Last year I've got some in ALDI, relatively cheap. But they haven't started it yet - I've been there last weekend. Another god place to check out is "bm supermarket" (google if you have one nearby).0
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I got some last year from Primark, they're still going! I put them up on my wall and they make my bedroom look so cozy0
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Got some of these last year.
They were really good. £2.50 for 20 lights.
https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-christmas-20-battery-operated-lights-red-green-cable/p/02464290
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